Новости за 27.01.2023

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to use Facebook and Instagram again soon. Meta, the platforms' parent company, said Wednesday that it would lift bans imposed two years ago after Trump used both services to publish false claims about the 2020 election and to help rally the crowd that assaulted the U.S Capitol on January 6, 2021. The company said that its decision to ban Trump was made out of concern that he represented a "serious risk to public safety." However, Meta said, it... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting a Lunar New Year reception at the White House on Thursday, as Americans mourn over recent mass shootings in the state of California that included Asian American victims and perpetrators. “Our hearts are with the people of California. They’ve been a rough, rough couple of days,” Biden said Tuesday. “You see what’s happened in California and what’s happened to the Asian American community. It’s been devastating.” On Saturday in Monterey Park... Читать дальше...

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda announced Thursday during a webcast that he will step down from his position and transition to chairman of the board on April 1. Replacing him is 53-year-old Koji Sato, the current chief branding officer. The grandson of the founder of the company, Toyoda has been CEO since 2009. He says he faced “crisis after crisis” when he took over, including the global recession, the catastrophic 2011 earthquake in Japan, and a recall scandal that prompted him to apologize before the United States Congress. Читать дальше...

U.S. President Joe Biden appears to have united Republican, Democratic and independent voters in New Hampshire on one issue amid a White House push to have South Carolina replace the Granite State as the first in the nation to hold a 2024 presidential primary. Sentiment against the proposed change is channeled through Chris Ryan, who hosts “New Hampshire Today” on WGIR radio in Manchester. “This is the biggest threat that New Hampshire has ever faced in over 100 years of voting, and it’s being brought by Joe Biden... Читать дальше...

Tanzania's opposition Chadema party held its first public rally in six years this week, after the government lifted a ban on such gatherings.  Despite the restored right to rally, critics doubt Tanzania's Party of the Revolution, the second-longest ruling party in Africa, will stop squeezing opponents and say a change in law is needed. Charles Kombe reports from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. VOA footage by Rajabu Hassan.

The United States recently announced that it would impose new sanctions on the Wagner Group and designate it as a transnational criminal organization. This came as new details emerged about Wagner Group recruitment efforts outside Russia. VOA’s Milena Durdic has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.